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Serendipitydodah For Moms

Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of November 2018 there are more than 3,800 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather virtually to share a journey that is unique and often very difficult. The group is a place where they share a lot of information, ask questions, support one another, learn a lot and brag on their kids. The official motto is “Better Together” and the members nickname themselves “Mama Bears”

The group is private so only members can see who is in the group and what is posted there. For more info about the private facebook group email lizdyer55@gmail.com
For a list of helpful resources for parents of lgbtq kids click here.

There are three subgroups, several special projects and more than 50 regional groups available to the members of the private Facebook group.

The three subgroups include:

Serendipitydodah MTK is a subgroup where the conversation is trans specific. It is mostly made up of moms of trans kids.

Serendipitydodah Blue Ocean Faith is a subgroup for members of Serendipitydodah for Moms who want to dive in deeper to their journey of faith.

Serendipitydodah Mama Bears to the Rescue is a subgroup for Serendipitydodah Mama Bears who are willing and able to be available to do small acts of kindness for LGBTQ people who need connection, care or assistance. This subgroup makes it easier for members to coordinate and organize to do things such as attend a wedding as an affirming stand in mom, visit someone in the hospital, help someone get settled in a new area, provide some transportation, include someone in their holiday gatherings, send a note of encouragement etc

Special Projects available for members:

The Mama Bear Story Project – Stories have the power to change the world … they inspire us, teach us, connect us. The Mama Bear Story Project provides a stage for the members of “Serendipitydodah for Moms” to share autobiographical essays and personal portraits in an effort to connect with other moms like themselves and to make the world a kinder, safer, more loving place for all LGBTQ+ people to live. The project was started in January 2017 and as of July 2018 has published more than 30 essays written by a mom of an lgbtq kid. Each essay includes a portrait of the mom and is shared on The Mama Bear Story Project Facebook page and on the Serendipitydodah Public Blog.

The Made With Love Project invites members of Serendipitydodah for Moms to make heart patterned friendship bracelets for members of the lgbtq community to remind them they are loved just the way they are. Anyone can submit lgbtq people to receive a “Made With Love Bracelet” by sending the person’s name and address in an email to lizdyer55@gmail.com (feel free to also add some information about the person). This is more than a bracelet – this is a movement created by moms of lgbtq kids who are committed to making the world a kinder, safer, more loving place for all lgbtq people to live.

The Banner Blanket Project was started by a member of Serendipitydodah for Moms. The project delivers handmade blankets to LGBTQ teens and young adults who find themselves not supported by their family. The hope is that the blankets delivered to them will serve as a reminder that there is someone who loves and cares about them. Moms of LGBTQ kids who are members of the Serendipitydodah Facebook group are invited to make no-sew fleece blankets and mail them to assigned recipients. You can nominate someone to receive a Banner Blanket by emailing their name and address to lizdyer55@gmail.com

A helpful list of resources for parents of lgbtq kids can be found here.

Serendipitydodah for Moms is a proud partner of Free Mom Hugs. Free Mom Hugs is a group of affirming parents who love their LGBTQ+ kids unconditionally and take hugs of love and acceptance to others. We are dedicated to educating families, church and civil leaders, and not only affirming the value of the LGBTQ+ community, but celebrating it.
Visit the Free Mom Hugs website for more information.

i am looking for help as i have a 45 year old transgendered person who changed both mentally and physically to a girl and is having trouble finding a job to the point of her feeling worthless and needs a job as soon as possible. she has had the surgery done many years ago but we moved to North Carolina where hb2 was passed and now she as well as i am in fear for her life. i have accepted her but her father and brother have never accepted her. she has worked hard for all of her adult life but now faces this threat of not being able to provide for herself anymore. I am a 70 year old woman who lives with her and i am having a hard time finding a part time job to help her survive and me as well. i need someone to help us with this problem of a job search for her. she has a small business doing billing and coding for a doctor but its not enough with her having to pay double taxes on her meger income and is causing her to become close to severe epression again. I fear for her mental stabiity unless this job situation improves. I need help in trying to keep her stable or resolve the financial crises that we are facing before something drastic takes place. she is a diabetic and has worked very hard to raise money for people who can not afford money to get an insulin pump but now she is more oncerned about how to survive herself. please respond to me asap as i dont know what to do anymore.

I would love to join the group on facebook, but its not searchable. The link to my page is attached, if someone could contact me regarding a group invite that would be great.https://www.facebook.com/antoniaingersoll